6G pilot comes ahead of planned commercialization in 2030 timeframe
Japanese operator Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTT) aims to build a pilot 6G network to serve the venue for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Nikkei Asia reported.
According to the report, the company also has...
South Korean technology company LG Electronics showcased 6G technology during the ‘2021 Korea Science and Technology Exhibition’ recently held at KINTEX in Ilsan, South Korea.
During the event, LG was expected to unveil a power amplifier for 6G for the first time, a device it...
The European Commission said it has earmarked around EUR 240 million ($271 million) for its first large-scale "6G" research and innovation program, with the first calls for proposals due in early 2022.
Under the Work Program 2021-2022 adopted by the newly-created Joint Undertaking on Smart...
The difference between 5G and 6G
One key aspect where future 6G technology will differ from 5G is softwarization, as several features will become pure software solutions in the 6G era, Chen Chang, Strategic Business Development Director at National Instruments (NI), told RCR Wireless News.
“5G...
6G Flagship targets 2026 for 6G testbeds
The initial 6G testbeds are expected to occur by 2026 while the first standards of this technology will be around 2028, Matti Latva-aho, Director of the 6G Flagship, told RCR Wireless News.
“Now is the time for 6G research,...
There's a common line of thinking in telecom--real value and innovation only comes with even-numbered Gs. While 5G has been the talk of the industry for years with no signs of slowing, has it really lived up to the long-held world-changing promises used to...
There's a common line of thinking in telecom--real value and innovation only comes with even-numbered Gs. While 5G has been the talk of the industry for years with no signs of slowing, has it really lived up to the long-held world-changing promises used to...
The sixth generation of cellular technology has yet to be formally defined, and the official 3GPP release that is designated as “6G” is probably still several years away. But we already have a sense of what the major features of 6G will be. How?...
The University of Glasgow recently confirmed it aims to set up a facility to test future "6G" communications systems, after securing a £2.6 million equipment grant.
In a statement, the University said that the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have backed its plans...
At the same time, India is notably lagging in 5G due to regulatory delays
India expects to be in a position to launch indigenously developed 6G technology by the end of 2023 or early 2024, local press reported, citing the country’s Minister for Communication Ashwini...
Ericsson and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) have announced an initial three-year research and development (R&D) partnership focused on three research projects aimed at advancing telecommunication networks with innovative technologies.
In a release, the Swedish vendor said that the partnership aims to...
An international team of researchers from Japan and Finland will work to develop technologies and standards for future 6G technologies as part of a joint research agreement between the two countries, the University of Tokyo said in a release.
Japan and Finland have initiated a...
China is responsible for 40.3% of global 6G patent filings, followed by the U.S. with 35.2%. Japan with 9.9%, Europe with 8.9% and South Korea with 4.2%, according to a report by Nikkei.
Nikkei worked with Tokyo-based research firm Cyber Creative Institute to survey nearly...
Australian telecommunications operator Telstra has unveiled a strategy it is calling T25, with the main aim of extending 5G coverage across Australia, as well as enhancing its customer service.
Telstra said that the T25 strategy is likely to come into effect by July 2022. The...
Chinese vendor giant Huawei Technologies expects to launch 6G products around 2030, Chinese newspaper Global Times reported, citing the company's rotating chairman Eric Xu Zhiju.
According to a recent article written by Xu, not-yet-standardized 6G has a more complicated technology environment than 5G, with impact...
Korean tech company LG Electronics said it has successfully demonstrated the transmission and reception of wireless "6G" terahertz (THz) data over 100 meters in an outdoor setting.
6G systems do not technically exist because they have not yet been standardized, but terahertz frequencies -- beyond...
Japanese telco SoftBank announced its "6G" concept, as well as the challenges that need to be overcome to make the concept a reality.
According to the Asian carrier, as-yet-unstandardized, future 6G systems are expected to bring new technological innovations, including high reliability and improved energy...
Korean carrier LG Uplus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese mobile operator KDDI to find new business applications for 5G network technology and strengthen cooperation to pave the way for future 6G technology, Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
Under the terms of...
Chinese tech company OPPO has established a pre-research team to conduct preliminary research on yet-to-be-standardized 6G service and technology requirements, key technologies, and system features, the firm said in a release.
The company’s research institute officially released its first 6G white paper, dubbed "6G AI-Cube...
The University of Texas (UT) has teamed up with tech companies Qualcomm, Samsung, AT&T, NVIDIA and InterDigital to establish a new research center, dubbed 6G@UT, to lay the groundwork for 6G.
“The advances in both wireless communications and machine learning over the past decade have...
South Korea aims to deploy the world’s first commercial "6G" network in 2028, and announced a program to develop the core standards and technologies within the next five years, local newspaper Aju Business Daily reported.
The Korean government unveiled a five-year plan to spend some...
The Finnish 6G Flagship research program coordinated by the University of Oulu and the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have signed an agreement for joint collaboration in the field of as-yet-unstandardized "6G" technologies.
The two parties agreed to...
Vodafone Germany announced the establishment of a 5G R&D facility in the city of Dresden, in the state of Saxony.
Vodafone said that the new center will focus on research and development into technologies such as 5G and future 6G systems, as well as specific...
North American mobile industry standards group ATIS’ Next G Alliance announced the launch of its technical work program and the formation of the key working groups.
The entity explained that the National 6G Roadmap Working Group acts as a coordination point across all other working...
